02 / Inquiry
The quality of a question determines the map it can make.
Working proposition — open to challenge, refinement and revision.
Inquiry
OBSERVE → RELATE → TEST → REVISE
The proposition
Keep the
moves visible.
A broad question can invite broad answers. A better question names the system, the relationship of interest, the uncertainty and the condition that would change the reading. This does not make an answer certain; it makes the inquiry inspectable.
A practical promptWhat relationship would have to change before the situation you are watching becomes materially different?
Boundary
These notes are invitations to inquiry, not settled doctrine, professional advice or proof of a hidden system.
Their value depends on whether they improve a real question and remain open to revision.